Open AccessEvaluation of homeopathic treatment of Escherichia coli infected swine with indetification of virulence factors involved: Pilot study
Author(s) -
Cidéli de Paula Coelho,
Erlete Rosalina Vuaden,
Francisco Rafael Martins Soto,
Priscilla Anne Melville,
Flávia Carolina Souza de Oliveira,
Leoni Villano Bonamin,
Andréa Micke Moreno,
Patricia Tahan,
Nílson Roberti Benites
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of high dilution research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1982-6206
DOI - 10.51910/ijhdr.v13i49.715
Subject(s) - diarrhea , medicine , escherichia coli , virulence , traditional medicine , veterinary medicine , biology , biochemistry , gene
Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic homeopathic treatment of swine diarrhea to achieve a satisfactory balance between weight gain and cost. Methods: Escherichia coli (E. coli) was isolated from 4 piglets with diarrhea, their clinical signs were used to select the adequate homeopathic medicine China officinalis (Chin). Newborn piglets were divided in 4 groups (n=11 or 12): control group treated with the routinely used antimicrobial agent (ceftiofur 4 mg 1 ml/piglet for 3 days); one group with homeopathic medicine Chin 30 cH; one group treated with biotherapy prepared from locally isolated E. coli; and one group was treated with association of Chin and biotherapy. All isolated samples of E. coli were subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to identify virulence factors in each group. Results:There was no difference in the number of animals with diarrhea between groups treated with homeopathic medicine and control; weight gain was greater in groups treated with homeopathic medicine alone and associated with biotherapy compared to control (p